Ship-protector.



S. HAY WOOD.

SHIP PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 14, 1913.

Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

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SHIP-PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 14, 1913. Serial No. 748,427.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SHIRLEY HAY Woon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Corsicana, in the county of Navarro and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ship-Protectors, of

which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to ships, vessels, or the like, and more particularly to the class of protectors for ships, vessels or the like.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of an attachment for ships wherein the bow thereof will be shielded so as to obviate the striking of the same against floating icebergs or other obstructions when the vessel is traveling through a body of water, thereby avoiding the breaking of the hull thereof or otherwise damaging the same.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character which can be readily attached to a vessel for guarding the same while afloat so as to avoid damage thereto from collision with another vessel or from an iceberg or other obstruction.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and eflicient in its purpose, and inexpensive in manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawing :Figure l is a side elevation of a vessel showing the protector constructed in accordance with the invention thereon. Fig. 2is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the protector detached from the vessel.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

' Referring to the drawing by numerals, 5 designates the hull of a vessel, ship or the like, the same being either of the sailing type or motor propelled, of the ordinary well-known construction, and adapted to be mounted upon its bow is a protector presently described.

I which The protector comprises a pole or bar 6 is either lntegrally formed with or attached to a forked bracket 7 at one end thereof, the bracket being designed to embrace the bow S and is secured thereto so that the pole or bar 6 will project out-- wardly forwardly of the same to protect the hull oft-he boat 5 in its course of travel. Also projected from the bracket 7 at apoint beyond the bar 6 is an auxiliary bar or extension 9, the latter being arranged at a point beneath the water level or surface thereof so as to contact with an iceberg submerged in the body of water, the bar or extension being of a slightly less length than the bar 6, and is integrally formed with the said bracket.

It is to be understood of course that the bracket may be fastened to the bow of the Patented Feb. 10, 1914. V

boat 5 either above the water level or below 7 the contact of the hull of the boat there-' with, and thereby obviate damage to the same. The protector when mounted upon the vessel also serves to avoid the collision thereof with another vessel during the voyage, and in this manner obviate any possibility of the breaking of the bull or otherwise damaging the same.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of operation of the device will be clearly understood, and therefore a more extended explanation has been omitted.

What is claimed is A device of the class described comprising an angle plate .adapted to be mounted upon the bow of a boat, an outwardly tapering horn integrally formed with the plate and extending outwardly at right angles thereto, and an inverted L-shaped bracket having one end integrally formed with the plate spaced below the said horn and provided at its opposite end with a pointed spur projecting outwardly at right angles thereto in substantially parallel relation to the said horn.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SHIRLEY HAY WOOD. Vitnesses H. E. TRAYLon, MILDRED Dory.

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